Bridging the gap: a school below Delhi Metro line

Rajesh Kumar Sharma, an owner of a general store in east Delhi, runs a school under the Akshardham Metro Station Bridge, free of cost, for students of nearby villages belon...

Bonn climate talks: New fundingmechanism proposed at side event totackle energy poverty

CSE and What Next Forum say Globally Funded Feed-in Tariff Mechanism

(G-FiT) for enabling renewable energy has the potential to provide energy access to all as well...

Can Social Accountability Help Ensure Rights and Better Participation in Maternal Health Services?

Over the last two decades, social accountability has emerged as a strategy to make health services more responsive to community needs. It’s an approach that creates a...

Didier Drogba Vs Malaria Ahead Of FIFA World Cup

Just days ahead of the FIFA World Cup in Brazil, football star and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Goodwill Ambassador Didier Drogbalaunches an animated video t...

Another Game Changer, Mr Bachchan

In 2000, Amitabh Bachchan took a giant stride on to the small screen with Kaun Banega Crorepati. His TV debut was signaled as a first for Bollywood on TV. Now, 14 years lat...

Free Sanitary Pads For Girls In Middle And High Schools Of Bihar

Adolescent girl students enrolled in middle and high schools in Bihar will get free one-year supply of sanitary napkins. The state government has been planning to launch th...

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Supports Cleft Lip Charity The Smile Train

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has appeared in a video in support of the Smile Train, the world’s largest cleft lip and palate charity. The charity’s overriding goal is...

Treating tobacco-related diseases cost India Rs 16,800 crore in 2011

Spending on treating such diseases is just a little less than revenue from tobacco products; Union health minister, Harsh Vardhan, says he would press for increase in tax o...

When Mothers Have Healthy Pregnancies, The Positive Benefits Last A Lifetime

The United States has shown courageous leadership over the last decade on global health. Earlier this year, Congress once again voted to protect the budget for those critic...